Silversun Pickups, New Album Neck of the Woods Options

[possum]

I've been streaming their new album, Neck of the Woods, the last days and I can't get enough. SSPU deliver on their 3rd full album. If you like the older stuff then you will like this as well. It's the sonic goodness that I come to expect from SSPU. I need to see them in concert soon.

[possum]

I'm thinking this album will be my favorite of 2012, unless Live releases one this year (doubtful).

I've only seen some clips of them perform live on youtube and such, but I liked it. Their MTV Unplugged show that airs from time to time on Palladia is fantastic. His voice sounds great.

[ThrowgnCpr]

I'm thinking this album will be my favorite of 2012, unless Live releases one this year (doubtful).

I've only seen some clips of them perform live on youtube and such, but I liked it. Their MTV Unplugged show that airs from time to time on Palladia is fantastic. His voice sounds great.

So far it has a good chance of getting into my top 10 for the year. I love how their sound is constantly evolving, but not straying far from who they are. When i first heard them (Carnavus), a friend described the album as "The best Smashing Pumpkins album we've heard in a long time." I got a good chuckle out of that. Neck of the woods definitely has more of a shoegaze sound, and I can't help but wonder if they've been listening to a lot of My Bloody Valentine lately.

anyway, here are the albums I'm loving so far for the year (in relative order, favorites first):

Marriages - Kitsune
Sigur Rós - Valtari
If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest
Pigs - You Ruin Everything
Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis
The Saddest Landscape - After The Lights
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Torche - Harmonicraft
Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
Samuel Jackson 5 - s/t

[possum]

So far it has a good chance of getting into my top 10 for the year. I love how their sound is constantly evolving, but not straying far from who they are. When i first heard them (Carnavus), a friend described the album as "The best Smashing Pumpkins album we've heard in a long time." I got a good chuckle out of that. Neck of the woods definitely has more of a shoegaze sound, and I can't help but wonder if they've been listening to a lot of My Bloody Valentine lately.

anyway, here are the albums I'm loving so far for the year (in relative order, favorites first):

Marriages - Kitsune
Sigur Rós - Valtari
If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest
Pigs - You Ruin Everything
Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis
The Saddest Landscape - After The Lights
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Torche - Harmonicraft
Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
Samuel Jackson 5 - s/t

Outside of a few bands on your list (Silversun, Kiwanuku and Sigur Ros) I've never heard of them. I'll have to do some research. I'm always looking to find good music.